[ She'd scanned the network, but there was something satisfying about cross-checking references and obtaining multiple sources for information. It was always amazing the kind of power words could hold if molded and shaped into the right level of paranoia to quietly mill about the ship. Spur the whispers and rumors until the truth was sometimes buried beneath imaginations. ]

I don't have much experience with ships, but call locked doors an occupational curiosity. I just wanted to confirm that it wasn't just some sort of space ghost story. [ A beat. ] What's surprised you the most while here?